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Ireland : Éamon de Valera, the eternal revolutionary - Fabien Aufrechter | 22/10/2013

Edward de Valera was born in New York in 1882. He arrived in Ireland at an early age after the death of his father and became professor of mathematics. Within a few years, he became an ardent revolutionary under the Gaelic name of Éamon de Valera, and a pragmatic statesman who still embodies a certain idea of Ireland.

Sophia Amoruso, the Sexiest CEO Alive according to Business Insider - | 20/10/2013

“My philosophy is that you sell things for more than you bought them” - Sophia Amoruso, the Nasty Gal CEO reveals the secret standing behind the success of her e-commerce site worth $ 240 million. Probably the most amazing thing of it all is that Amoruso had never worked in fashion before Nasty Gal.

Algeria : the soccer scandal - Antoine Boyet, traduit par Maxence Salendre | 19/10/2013

The Burkina Faso-Algeria 2014 World Cup qualifier game was broadcasted by the Algerian State TV channel (ENTV) without the broadcasting rights unleashing the wrath of broadcasting rights owner Al-Jazeera and triggering a scandal in Algeria.

India : Supreme Court calls for negative vote in elections - | 10/10/2013

Borrowing a leaf from the books of western nations such as France and United States, the Supreme Court of India ordered the Election Commission to provide voters, the right to cast negative vote. This order came while hearing a petition by the People’s Union for Civil Liberties.

Transeuropa Festival : live Europe! - | 04/10/2013

From October 4 to October 27, European Alternatives organises the Transeuropa Festival, a cultural Festival organised simultaneously in 13 European cities to celebrate Europe, its citizens and promote new alternatives to the current European construction process.

Ten Impressions of Beijing - | 27/09/2013

Beijing is diverse metropolis full of contradictions. Against the backdrop of a widening rich-poor gap, high levels of environmental pollution and Chinglish mishaps, the ‘Northern capital’ (北京) continues to surprise and appal. Ten impressions.

India : Narendra Modi nominated BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate - | 25/09/2013

After months of hostility within BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) party camps, the situation gained clarity with the party announcing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as its Prime Ministerial candidate for the Lok Sabha (House of People) elections in 2014.

German elections: Politikverdrossenheit and rightist fears - | 22/09/2013

On 22 September, Germans will vote on the constituency of the Bundestag (the lower house), which will then go on to vote on a (new) German chancellor. Yet, against the backdrop of falling voters’ participation and the emergence of new ‘rightist’ parties: whom to vote for and for what reasons? Analysis.

Northern Ireland : religious war or social conflict ? - Fabien Aufrechter | 22/09/2013

In November 2012, riots broke out in Belfast following the removal of the Union Jack floating until then on the City Hall of the city. In July 2013, riots resumed after the deviation of a Protestant parade. Despite the Good Friday Agreement and the attempts of appeasement, Northern Ireland is still plagued by territorial, social and religious tensions.

Fast Track court awards death sentences to convicts of Delhi Rape case - | 14/09/2013

The sessions court hearing the Delhi rape case for the past nine months delivered their verdict convicting all the accused while awarding them with death penalty. The rape of a 23-year old paramedical student while travelling with a friend in Delhi had shook the whole nation.
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